If you are skilled and experienced in construction and doing the work yourself, that could help.

It seems to me that, given the timing just as the repairs were finished and the level of expertise required to carry out the removal of this equipment, this must be a fairly well organized operation. 

The more skilled you get at trades the more cash you'll make to fund deals quicker.

We worked for a non profit organization for about 20 years and planned on doing that until retirement age.

I listened to a BP podcast and this girl on it bought a place in a flood zone; she let the bank organize flood insurance because they got it for a far better rate than she did.

I think it is a real mistake for those lacking full time investing knowledge, experience and skills to pursue a strategy reliant on an ability to time the market, or analyze proper property valuation.

I have provided transactional funding and acted as a Private Lender many times... 90% of them were organic networking connections, but sometimes, I have gotten direct mail based on the investor reviewing HUD (Closing Statements) to look for Private Lenders and then reaching out...

I really want to develop the skills that I need in order to do this successfully.

These are the skills I look for in an experienced agent. 

Back then, I was practicing my analyzing skills and I kept getting positive cash flow numbers on that particular property, however as a newbie trusting my math made me nervous.